Bed-Level Transition Lab
Explore how a smooth local bed rise or depression reshapes open-channel flow, and use specific energy to understand the response.
critical depth
Specific energy
Current state
What to notice
About this model
Scientific basis
q
\[
E = y + \frac{q^2}{2 g y^2}, \qquad E_2 = E_1 - \Delta z
\]
\[
y_c = \left(\frac{q^2}{g}\right)^{1/3}, \qquad E_c = \frac{3}{2} y_c
\]
- Chow, V. T. (1959). Open-Channel Hydraulics. McGraw-Hill.
- Henderson, F. M. (1966). Open Channel Flow. Macmillan.